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July 15, 2020
The Fall 2020 Remote Online Start
Agenda ● Introductions● RIT Ready● Remote Start Overview● RIT Online & myCourses● Student Success - Resources● Course Registration, Your Bill & eServices● Spring 2021● Use the Q&A tool to ask questions during this session:
Laura Watts, PhDSr. Associate DirectorEnrollment Management
Jeremiah Parry-HillManager, Instructional DesignRIT Online
IntroductionsDiane EllisonSr. Associate Vice PresidentEnrollment Management
Your Admissions CounselorsEnrollment Management
● Fall semester classes begin August 19
● Check the new RIT Ready website https://www.rit.edu/ready/ for the latest information.
● The RIT Ready Newsletter https://www.rit.edu/ready/newsletters/july-13-2020 provides the latest information you need to stay safe, healthy, productive, and engaged.
● RIT Academic Calendarhttps://www.rit.edu/calendar
● I plan to join the “Fall 2020 Remote Start Online” and take my fall semester classes in an online format.
● I plan to travel to RIT and take courses for the fall 2020 semester on-campus and provide us with your VISA details.
● I am not interested or unsure about the remote start online option and would like my admissions counselor to follow up with me.
Fall 2020 Enrollment Confirmation Survey - Remote Online Start
● Enroll in online courses for Fall 2020● Be issued a visa to attend classes on campus for Spring 2021
● Receive an additional 10% scholarship● Be assigned an online success coach● Be eligible for CPT and OPT after two semesters of full-time
on-campus study
I plan to join the “Fall 2020 Remote Start Online” and take my fall semester classes in an online format.
● All of this information is on the Accepted Student Webpageshttps://www.rit.edu/admissions/graduate/accepted-students
● Activate your RIT Computer Account: start.rit.edu● Check your RIT email● If you haven’t received your account activation email, email ITS
Getting Started
● Connect with your graduate program director and/or academic department contact:https://www.rit.edu/admissions/graduate/department-contacts
● View your schedule in the Student Information System (SIS) in eServices at https://my.rit.edu.
● Note: RIT uses Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to access many systems.
my.rit.edu (requires RIT Computer Account)
● Classes become visible on August 12, one week before they begin.● The first day of classes is August 19th.● From August 12, you can login to myCourses using your RIT
Computer Account.
Accessing your courses inmyCourses
Yes, you read that right.
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RIT LearningEnvironment
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Student Success Coach Services● One-on-one support● Access to essential resources● Always available
How Student Success Coaching Works● Welcome to RIT Online● Get up and running● Your academic department● RIT Online resource website
● International Student Services ○ PALS (Peer Advisor Leaders)
● Academic Department faculty and Staff● Office of Graduate Education
○ Graduate Student Association○ Doctoral Student Association
Being a Part of the RIT Community
Resources For EveryLearner at RIT● Academic Success Center● Access Services● Career Services● RIT Library● Much more
● View your tuition charges and scholarship in eServices: https://www.rit.edu/eservices/
● Pay the tuition for the Fall 2020 semester by August 15, 2020 in order to begin online classes on August 19th
● Contact Student Financial Services with account questions: [email protected]
Your Bill & Tuition Payments
eServices
eServices
International Payments
RIT.Flywire.com
eServices
RIT.Flywire.com
Credit card
Bank Transfer
eServices
Click on Semester Summary
Fall 2020 charges without Remote Start Adjustment
Click on Semester Summary
Fall 2020 charges after Remote Start Adjustment
eServices
Click on Payment Plans
eServices
Planning for Spring 2021: Your I-20● Spring semester classes begin January 11, 2020● Contact your Admissions Counselor to review financial documentation
requirements (bank statement/sponsor letter/passport)● Updated I-20 documents for Spring 2021 will be issued after September
1, 2020
● If you are not able to secure a Visa and travel to Rochester for the Spring 2020 semester:○ RIT will refund 60% of the tuition you paid for the Fall term, if you fully complete
the Fall term course requirements remotely, and provide documentation of your inability to secure a VISA and travel to Rochester, NY for the Spring 2021 term.
○ Your graduate program director or academic advisor will work with you to develop a plan of study to continue in your degree program on-campus in Rochester, NY for a future term.
Planning for Spring 2021
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Your Questions
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Your Questions
Career Services Coordinators & Counselors:● Manage 3,000+ industry partnerships● Provide lifelong virtual job search coaching
○ Resume assistance○ Interview practice○ Professional networking opportunities○ 1-1 career advising
● Online resources and webinars○ Virtual information sessions○ Career skill building presentations○ Access to career resource platforms
● Post 24,000+ job opportunities ○ Get access to a curated online database of
program related jobs & recruiting events
Career Services & Cooperative Educationhttps://www.rit.edu/careerservices
Note: Online students have access to the same resources as our residential students. You are welcome to come to campus to attend our career fairs, interview days and meet with advisors in person.